Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker has decided to end his run in the 2020 presidential race. He made the announcement Monday, Jan. 13 on Twitter.
“It’s with a full heat that I share this news – I’m suspending my campaign for president,” Booker said on Twitter. “To my team, supporters and everyone who gave me a shot — thank you. I am so proud of what we built, and I feel nothing but faith in what we can accomplish together.”
Booker’s departure from the race leaves only one black candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.
One of the reasons that Booker is dropping out of the race is because of money.
“It was a difficult decision to make, but I got in this race to win, and I’ve always said I wouldn’t continue if there was no longer a path to victory,” Booker said. “Our campaign has reached the point where we need more money to scale up and continue building a campaign that can win — money we don’t have, and money that is harder to raise because I won’t be on the next debate stage and because the urgent business of impeachment will rightly be keeping me in Washington.”
California Sen. Kamala Harris had to end her campaign in the race for the same reasons.
Booker’s announcement comes right before the impending Trump impeachment trial and the next Democratic debate, which is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 14 at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.
The remaining Democratic presidential candidates include billionaire Tom Steyer, US Sen. Michael Bennet, US congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, former vice president Joe Biden, former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, US Rep. Bernie Sanders, US Sen. Amy Klobuchar, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, former Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg, US Sen. Elizabeth Warren, US congressman John Delaney and former Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick.
Booker will run for reelection in the Senate seat.
